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      What’s the meaning of a “dark  horse”? It’s someone who wins while no one expects it.
       Han Xiaopeng became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) in Turin, Italy.
       He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score.
       Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!
     “I never thought this would happen,” said he. “I felt like I was in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport.
        In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the US.
        Although Han’s win was unexpected, it doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.

        Han grew up in Jiangsu Province, where he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员). He changed to aerials in 1995 when a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper.